IBM Information on Demand 2009

The IBM Information on Demand 2009 happened this week (October 25 - 29 in Las Vegas). According IBM's website: "Information On Demand (IOD) is a comprehensive vision for unlocking the business value of information for competitive advantage by enabling organizations to establish and leverage trusted information to optimize business performance. Information On Demand can help you:

- Manage data over its lifecycle
- Optimize content-based operational and compliance processes
- Create, manage, govern and deliver trusted information
- Optimize business performance and organizational knowledge
- Create an Information Agenda."

Some comments about the conference:

Merv Adrian commented in his blog: "Ambuj Goyal, General Manager, led off with a powerful message: IBM has spent $12B in the last few years acquiring, building (and steadily integrating) a portfolio of analytics software, 4000 consultants, the world’s largest private team of mathematicians dedicated to predictive analytics, and partners ready to drive information-led transformation."

In an article written by Craig Stedman in Search Data Management, Mychelle Mollot, IBM's director of BI and performance management, said: "the InfoSphere and Cognos product lines both had double-digit revenue growth in this year's third quarter. Overall, business analytics sales are growing at twice the rate of transaction processing purchases. People are putting more emphasis on the improve-the-business component than on the run-the-business component," Mollot said. She also pointed to a survey of 2,500 CIOs in 78 countries that was released in September by IBM's Global Business Services unit. According to IBM, BI and analytics was the top technology cited by the surveyed CIOs in response to a question about enhancing the competitiveness of their organizations, with 83% saying it was part of their plans for doing so."

Mary Hayes Weier wrote in an Intelligent Enteprise's article: "IBM announced a new category of applications, called Content Analytics, designed to help employees more easily analyze both structured and unstructured data, such as email and blogs, plus new applications for customized for sales, talent management, and procurement analytics."

Below are more some links with posts about the IOD 2009:

- IBM Mashes Information and Analytics to Support Information Accessibility - Mark Smith

- IOD 2009: What Do Steve Mills and Nate Silver Have in Common? - Stephen O'Grady

- Todd "Turbo" Watson did a nice coverage in his blog, with many posts.

- DB2PORTAL Blog - Craig Mullins
. IBM IOD2009 Day One
. IOD2009 Day Two
. IOD2009 Day Three – Malcolm Gladwell

Making Rich Internet Applications That Work

Tomorrow, April 30, at 3PM ET, will happen a live Web broadcast presentation entitled Making Rich Internet Applications That Work, provided by Information Management (formerly DM Review), and hosted by Eric Kavanagh with Jim Ericson, in its program called DM Radio.


According Information Management: "What are Rich Internet Applications, and why should you care? Tune into this episode of DM Radio to find out! We'll explore the origins of RIA, as well as modern-day applications for such use cases as data exploration, dashboard design, predictive analytics and more. We'll talk to Eric Schmidt of Microsoft who will extol the virtues of SilverLight, Redmond's response to Adobe Flash. We'll also hear from Ryan Stewart, Adobe's evangelist for RIA, plus Milena Head, industry visionary and Associate Dean at DeGroote School of Business, and Mark Smith of Ventana, a DM Radio regular."

Attendees will learn:
- Why RIA design should adhere to several key principles;
- The importance of knowing your audience well;
- How rich media can add depth to an enterprise application;
- Which social networking sites are being leveraged and how;
- Whether RIA can replace expensive enterprise software."

In the Information Management website, you can register for this live Web broadcast.

You also can check out the DM Radio archives to hear previous programs with a variety of other issues.

Operational BI In The Real World

Today, March 19th, at 3PM ET, will happen a live Web broadcast presentation entitled Operational BI In The Real World, provided by Information Management (formerly DM Review), and hosted by Eric Kavanagh with Jim Ericson, in its program called DM Radio.

According Information Management: "Everyone in your company is a decision-maker at some level. That's why delivering BI-generated insights to operational employees can yield tremendous value. Of course, such insights must be accurate, timely and framed within the proper context. That's what Operational BI is all about. Tune into this episode of DM Radio to learn how your organization can achieve the long-sought BI for the Masses. We'll talk to Ventana Research Founder Mark Smith, Expressor Software CEO Bob Potter, Noetix VP of Engineering Technologies Daryl Orts, and Information Builders CMO Michael Corcoran.

Attendees will learn:
- The four pillars of Operational BI
- How to choose the right business functions to support
- Why good analytics make for great operational decisions
- Tips for leveraging existing applications and architecture
- Which messaging technologies can get the job done
- How Operational BI will help drive future application development."


In the Information Management website, you can register for this live Web broadcast.

You also can check out the DM Radio archives to hear previous programs with a variety of other issues.

The DM radio is an excellent initiative by Information Management (formerly DM Review) to spread knowledge with expert professionals in interesting subjects.

The Inexorable March Toward Pervasive BI

Thursday, December 4th at 3PM ET, will happen a live Web broadcast presentation entitled The Inexorable March Toward Pervasive BI, provided by DM Review and hosted by Eric Kavanagh with Jim Ericson, in its program called DM Radio.

According DM Review: "Business intelligence will become pervasive. You can rest assured of that. The big question is: Who will get there first? Over the next few years, the answer will manifest itself in a list of the top-performing enterprises worldwide. So, what can your organization do to lead the way? Tune into this episode of DM Radio to find out! We'll speak with BI industry guru Mark Smith, CEO of Ventana Research, Dr. Larry Harris of Progress EasyAsk, Sami Akbay of GoldenGate Software, and Robert Abate of RCG IT about the ways that organizations can greatly improve their use of information systems. Attendees will learn:

- Strategies for encouraging an analytical culture
- The types of tools and technologies that can enable Pervasive BI
- Examples of how Pervasive BI improves efficiency and profitability
- Why BI penetration remains around 20 percent of the enterprise
- Which emerging trends will be game-changing."

In the DM Review website, you can register for this live Web broadcast.

You also can check out the DM Radio archives to hear previous programs with a variety of other issues.

Selecting the right technology for integrated BI and Performance Management

I watched in Search Data Management a nice video called Selecting the right technology for integrated BI and Performance Management, where Hannah Smalltree interviewed Mark Smith, CEO and Executive Vice President, Ventana Research.

According the abstract: Learn the critical technology considerations for an integrated business intelligence and performance management system before you start designing, extending or implementing a system. Whether you add on PM capabilities from your existing BI vendor or implement a new product -- you'll need a system that leverages your current and planned infrastructure, and meets your organization's ultimate business goals. Find out how to navigate the ever-evolving BI and PM technology markets, conduct an effective RFP process, evaluate software and successfully implement integrated BI-PM systems.

This is a nice video, the integration between BI and Performance Management is an important issue nowadays, and Mark Smith has a good knowledge about the subject.